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Non-Native Spiders Change Assemblages Of Hawaiian Forest Fragment Kipuka Over Space And Time, Julien Pétillon, Kaїna Privet, George K. Roderick, Rosemary G. Gullespie, Don K. Price
Non-Native Spiders Change Assemblages Of Hawaiian Forest Fragment Kipuka Over Space And Time, Julien Pétillon, Kaїna Privet, George K. Roderick, Rosemary G. Gullespie, Don K. Price
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We assessed how assemblages of spiders were structured in small Hawaiian tropical forest fragments (Hawaiian, kipuka) within a matrix of previous lava flows, over both space (sampling kipuka of different sizes) and time (comparison with a similar study from 1998). Standardized hand-collection by night was carried out in May 2016. In total, 702 spiders were collected, representing 6 families and 25 (morpho-)species. We found that the number of individuals, but not species richness, was highly correlated with the area of sampled forest fragments, suggesting that kipuka act as separate habitat islands for these predatory arthropods. Species richness was significantly lower …
Post-Eclosion Temperature Effects On Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles, Subhash Rajpurohit, Vladimír Vrkoslav, Robert Hanus, Allen G. Gibbs, Josef Cvačka, Paul S. Schmidt
Post-Eclosion Temperature Effects On Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles, Subhash Rajpurohit, Vladimír Vrkoslav, Robert Hanus, Allen G. Gibbs, Josef Cvačka, Paul S. Schmidt
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© 2020 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The insect cuticle is the interface between internal homeostasis and the often harsh external environment. Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are key constituents of this hard cuticle and are associated with a variety of functions including stress response and communication. CHC production and deposition on the insect cuticle vary among natural populations and are affected by developmental temperature; however, little is known about CHC plasticity in response to the environment experienced following eclosion, during which time the insect cuticle undergoes several crucial changes. We targeted this crucial to …